| Methods |
Open‐label multi‐centre RCT with a two‐by‐two factorial design |
| Participants |
Adults (age >/=18 years) admitted to one of 11 French intensive‐care units and requiring at least one of central‐venous, haemodialysis, or arterial catheters |
| Interventions |
All intravascular catheters prepared with 2% chlorhexidine‐70% isopropyl alcohol (chlorhexidine‐alcohol) or 5% povidone iodine‐69% ethanol (povidone iodine‐alcohol), with or without scrubbing of the skin with detergent before antiseptic application |
| Outcomes |
"catheter‐related infections", catheter colonisation, adverse effects |
| Notes |
Awaiting full‐text report for specific information on central venous catheters |
